CDK1 Is a Synthetic Lethal Target for KRAS Mutant Tumours.

Activating KRAS mutations are found in approximately 20% of human cancers but no RAS-directed therapies are currently available. Here we describe a novel, robust, KRAS synthetic lethal interaction with the cyclin dependent kinase, CDK1. This was discovered using parallel siRNA screens in KRAS mutant...

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Main Authors: Sara Costa-Cabral, Rachel Brough, Asha Konde, Marieke Aarts, James Campbell, Eliana Marinari, Jenna Riffell, Alberto Bardelli, Christopher Torrance, Christopher J Lord, Alan Ashworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4755568?pdf=render